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A sketch-comedy series that parodies life in Portland, Oregon. This IFC series lovingly skewers the people and values of Portland, Ore. by introducing us to Portland archetypes like a militant bike messenger, feminist bookstore owners and an arts & crafts couple who "put birds on things."

Woke follows Keef, an African-American cartoonist finally on the verge of mainstream success, when an unexpected incident changes everything. Keef must now navigate the new voices and ideas that confront and challenge him, all without setting aflame everything he's already built.

Antiques expert moves to France suspicious of how her husband died and uses her skills to become a PI aiding the local police and simultaneously bonding with the town's popular taxi driver.

The show, which has aired since 1992, is currently hosted by Stone Phillips and Ann Curry. Unlike the other newsmagazines, Dateline NBC has more of a focus on human interest stories and stories of interest to women, and less emphasis on investigative journalism.

Using a mix of scripted scenes, stand-up, and on the street interviews, Amy explores themes such as sex, relationships, and life.

In this weekly show, Hasan Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to explore the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.

In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. A blend of entertainment and enlightenment, Adam Ruins Everything is like that friend who knows a little bit too much about everything and is going to tell you about it... whether you like it or not.

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock, narrates this very hilarious & touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s.

Fuu, a waitress who works in a tea house, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers".

A group of aliens has come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans.

Join James May as he travels across Japan, from the icy north to the balmy south, discovering the sights, meeting locals, and indulging in delicious noodles. Experience the Land of the Rising Sun like never before, as James May immerses himself in Japanese culture and customs. Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime!

"Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal travels the globe to take in the local cuisine and culture of Bangkok, Lisbon, Mexico City and more.

This Country follows cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet. Trailed by a documentary crew, it follows the pair as they go about their daily lives in idiosyncratic surroundings.

The series is set in the fictional town of Port Devine on the Northern Ireland coast and will focus on Port Devine's police department - and the mysterious arrival of English Detective Constable Alimah Kahn, the first Muslim police officer in the town's history. The character-led series combines a long-running serial narrative with self-contained crime stories in each episode.

The World According to Jeff Goldblum is a series told through the prism of Goldblum's inquisitive and entertaining mind, with each episode centered around something we all love - like sneakers or ice cream - as he pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels surprising connections, science and history.

Actor Zac Efron journeys around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien in a travel show that explores healthy, sustainable ways to live.

Set in Victorian-era London, the series follows Detective Inspector Rabbit, a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all, and his new, hapless, by-the-books partner. While they're investigating a local murder, the lewd but insightful adoptive daughter of the chief of police joins them, becoming the country's first female officer. Together, the trio must fight crime while rubbing shoulders with street gangs, crooked politicians, Bulgarian princes, spiritualists, music hall stars and the Elephant Man.

This show looks into the world of antique and collectible hunters who make an adventure out of traveling across America to find the rarest items.

The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise - and sometimes fall - of their billion-dollar creations.

It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is.The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom which will have an impact on British comedy for decades to come.Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women and in the process, reinvents herself.

Howards End explores the changing landscape of social and class divisions in turn-of-the-century England through the prism of three families: the intellectual and idealistic Schlegels, the wealthy Wilcoxes from the world of business and the working-class Basts.

The premiere television News magazine! This popular news magazine provides both hard hitting investigations, interviews and features, along with people in the news and current events.

Comic Jack Whitehall invites his stodgy, unadventurous father to travel with him to odd locations and events in an attempt to strengthen their bond.

In 17th century Italy, a teenage midwife accused of witchcraft must choose between a star-crossed love and fulfilling her powerful destiny.

In a world where our culture is obsessed with youth and beauty, some people revert to plastic surgery to achieve a certain look and turn back the hands of time. With weekly magazine covers catering to a public thirsty for perfection, some can take that quest to the extreme and the results of too much plastic surgery can be disastrous. For the first time on television, the ugly side of beauty will be put under a microscope, revealing the fascination surrounding beauty and plastic surgery...the results will shock you.